President Obama’s “pen-and-a-phone” strategy of working around the legislative branch will be on trial today as the Supreme Court hears arguments challenging the EPA’s new rules on power plant emissions absent a clear act of Congress, reports Roll Call. The case could have far-reaching implications on separation of powers in the United States. DailyBeast: The […]

President Obama’s budget request for 2015 drops his previous promise to trim cost-of-living increases in Social Security over time, The Hill reports. Last year’s budget proposal included a slight reduction as part of negotiations for a “grand bargain” on debt. But the White House pulled the proposal this year until “the Republicans decide they want […]

A shaky roll-out and continual stream of delays have dominate the news the past six months, but the Wall Street Journal reports that ObamaCare’s impact has only just begun – with consumers and industry facing higher costs, complicated rules, and even more mandates. ABC: The Secret Battles Between US Forces and Chechen Terrorists WSJ: Peggy […]

If President Obama gets his way and Congress hikes the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, the non-partisan CBO estimates it will cost as many as one million jobs in the U.S. by 2017, reports Newsmax. View the CBO report here. Politico: Egypt’s New Dictator was Made in the USA WaPo: Feds Seek National Database […]

Congressional Republicans have shifted focus to healing internal rifts and will only play small ball for the rest of the year, reports the Washington Post. With immigration reform, tax reform, and tweaks to ObamaCare all dead for the year because of intra-party squabbles and the last debt limit vote in which Boehner relied almost entirely […]